http://www.ryanbibbey.com Chronicles of my misadventures and the quest to make a buck Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:34:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently upgraded from the Motorola RAZR V3 to a SLVR L7. I've never been a fan of "flip-phones" but I did enjoy my time with the RAZR. It is a good looking addition to any geek's gadget collection. When the SLVR came out I just about fell in love. ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/10/27/how-to-replace-your-motorola-razr-lcd-screen/ So there you are with your kick ass laptop and you've become totally addicted to it. You and your laptop are inseparable. You've used it for everything from browsing the web to downloading and listening to music. But the hard drive is full - what to do now? Don't delete ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/10/02/how-to-upgrade-your-laptop-hard-drive/ Reading through my previous posts, I realize this place has nothing much to offer folks passing through from the far reaches of the Internet. I've neglected my duty to post more mundane content over the past 6 months primarily because I've been focusing on trading hours for dollars. ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/09/26/reinventing-my-blog-space-and-putting-more-answers-at-your-fingertips/ Version 3.1.10 (released on Feb 13, 2006) - This looks like one of the better tools available for troubleshooting a windows installation that won't boot. I've used InsertCD (Knoppix based I believe) and this works, but I'm eager to put this BartPE to use. That last version ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/02/17/barts-preinstalled-environment-bartpe-version-3110/ Tech author extraordinaire Mark Minasi shares a bit over two dozen "rules of network troubleshooting." This will be new for some, a good review for others, and a handy reference for all. Far more useful than an attitude review for IT people - this post actually contains some useful information! ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/02/15/how-to-troubleshoot-any-networking-problem/ I found the following link to be an insightful perspective into the issues surrounding IT in corporate America. I have personally seen way too many folks in the industry get it in their head that because they're in the IT department, they make the rules. In my workplace, ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/02/14/technologist-manifesto-or-things-everyone-in-it-should-know/ As you may have noticed from my other posts, I have come to the conclusion that the concept of pixel ads is a throwaway. At least in its incarnation at milliondollarhomepage.com. The problem as I see it is that there is no real draw for the user to ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/02/11/web-20-pixel-page/ I stopped at 8 because I'm not inclined to keep going. Perhaps it's because I'm tired of lambasting myself for not being a money whore. Wait, did I just say that? The fact of the matter remains that while I apply myself to solving each of these problems it ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/02/07/8-reasons-no-millions/ In a totally anti-climactic finale, the Million Dollar Homepage is now history as the final 1,000 pixels was sold on eBay today for a paltry $38,000 (or so the final bid sits right now). This marks a rather cheap end to what appeared to be a spectacular bidding war ... http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/01/11/auction-ends-for-last-pixel-on-the-million-dollar-homepage/ As if Alex Tew hadn't already generated enough envy through the advent of his Million Dollar Homepage, it appears he almost became a multi-millionaire from his simple and ingenious idea. You can see from my other posts that I have a 100 pixel advertisement on his site. 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